Sandisiwe Mbhele

By Sandisiwe Mbhele

UX Content Writer


Calls for Katlego Maboe to return to TV after court ‘victory’

There have been some calls on social media that presenter Katlego Maboe should get all his jobs back after his court victory against ex-partner Monique Muller


Supporters of Katlego Maboe have encouraged the scandal-ridden television presenter to continue his legal pursuit against organisations he believes ruined his reputation.

Maboe was embroiled in a cheating scandal that rocked South Africa two years ago.

In the aftermath of the event, Maboe lost almost everything he had – including his career.

On 27 January 2022, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court ruled that there were no grounds for Maboe’s former partner, Monique Muller to obtain a protection order against him.

“The court has not made a finding of acts of domestic violence that were allegedly perpetrated against Ms Muller, and as such, the matter has been dismissed,” the court judgment read.

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Muller implored journalists to report the facts, explaining there was an agreement between the parties before and “there have been no new acts of domestic violence since the application of the IPO,” she wrote on her Instagram stories.

She was referencing the interim protection order she obtained against Maboe.

“This is the correct outcome as per the court ruling,” she added.

As expected there was a massive response to the judgment which instituted a debate as to how brands and employers should handle cheating and alleged gender-based violence scandals such as this one.

Maboe lost his job at Expresso and OUTsurance cut ties with him after a video recorded by Muller went viral on social media.

Maboe confessed to cheating and other allegations levelled against him.

This video is no longer available.

The presenter hasn’t been seen on television screens ever since and there are some calls for him to return.

He is going ahead with legal action against Women For Change founder Sabrina Walter and Dr Janet van Eeden in her capacity as chairperson for the South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas).

The Saftas decided to rescind his nomination for best TV presenter, based on the domestic violence allegations made against him and the social media backlash.

People questioned why the film and TV body would nominate a man who at the time had domestic violence allegations against him.

There was an argument that this judgment should evaluate the importance of social media in a court of public opinion and the impacts of “cancel culture”.

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